Cactus Alkaloids. LI. Lack of Mescaline Translocation in Grafted Trichocereus
Journal of Natural Products March 1, 1982 Sunibhond Pummangura, Jerry L. Mclaughlin, R. C. Schifferdecker 10 citations
Grafting Trichocereus cacti does not cause mescaline to move from a mescaline-producing scion into a non-producing rootstock. The study tested for alkaloid translocation by grafting mescaline-containing Trichocereus tops onto non-alkaloid-producing rootstocks and analyzing the rootstock tissue. No mescaline was detected in the rootstocks, indicating that mescaline does not translocate across the graft union under the conditions tested. The finding suggests that mescaline remains localized in the tissues where it is synthesized.